Qasim Mahad

Qasim Mahad (died 2016) was a captain of the Somali Army.

Biography
Qasim Mahad was a captain of the government army of Somalia, but he was also a powerful warlord who was allies with Ahmed Farhan. In 2016, Mahad and Farhan captured a dock at Boosaaso along with United States embassy staff and demanded ransom; the United States sent special forces soldier Hitman Two to kill the two of them. Hitman Two gunned down a Somali attack helicopter and several troops, and he proceeded to kill Farhan and Mahad in their buildings. The hostages were later extracted by helicopter.